ASUS TUF 18" A18 Jaeger Gray
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong storage (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong cpu (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong gpu (83th percentile) 83th
Cons
- Below average compact (2th percentile)
- Below average social proof (4th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14650HX |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 5060 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Color Gamut | sRGB:100%, Adobe:75.35% |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | USB 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 FRL |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | RJ45 LAN port |
Physical
| Weight | 2.6 kg / 5.7 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS TUF 18" A18 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14650HX | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 8192 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 99 | 71 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS TUF 18" A18 | 88.1 | 83.3 | 82 | 97.8 | 69.9 | 2 | 94.8 | 59.1 | 4.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 19 | 96.4 | 79.3 | 99.2 | 67.5 | 99.7 | 96.7 | 88.8 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.8 | 89.9 | 90.7 | 97.8 | 95.2 | 8.4 | 81.7 | 79.3 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 89.1 | 87.5 | 91.3 | 92 | 96 | 71.5 | 81.7 | 32.5 | 96.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.9 | 64.9 | 82 | 82.6 | 91.1 | 95.2 | 74.2 | 59.1 | 86.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.9 | 64.9 | 82 | 66.4 | 95.5 | 85.7 | 81.7 | 79.3 | 96.9 |
Usage Scores
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